Press Releases, News and Media

Looking for a story? Recent press releases issued by New Zealand Winegrowers can be found here.

13 Jul 2018

Women in Wine NZ launch pilot national mentoring programme

A nationwide mentoring programme has been launched to help women within the New Zealand wine industry achieve success.

12 Jul 2018

Master Sommelier Ronan Sayburn to co-host Sommit™ 2019

World renowned Master Sommelier Ronan Sayburn has been confirmed as co-host of Sommit™ 2019, to be held in the Hawke’s Bay next year.

05 Jul 2018

New Zealand Wine of the Year™ Awards 2018

The best of New Zealand wine will be discovered at New Zealand Winegrowers’ refreshed wine competition later this year. The New Zealand Wine of the Year™ Awards is the official national wine competition of the New Zealand wine industry, replacing the Air New Zealand Wine Awards and the Bragato Wine Awards, two of the industry’s major wine competitions.

25 Jun 2018

Vintage 2018 benefits from warm summer

A warm summer benefited New Zealand’s winegrowing regions, with 419,000 tonnes of grapes harvested during Vintage 2018. This is up 6% on the 2017 tonnage, but is still lower than initially anticipated in a season marked by a very early start to harvesting.

11 May 2018

CEO appointed to head New Zealand Winegrowers Research Centre Ltd

MJ Loza has been appointed CEO of the New Zealand Winegrowers Research Centre (NZWRC) Ltd in Blenheim.

04 May 2018

New chair elected to lead New Zealand Winegrowers

Gisborne grape grower John Clarke has been elected chair of New Zealand Winegrowers. Mr Clarke has more than 40 years’ experience in the grape and wine industry. A former Gisborne mayor, he has previously served for 10 years as the chairman of Gisborne Winegrowers and joined the New Zealand Winegrowers Board in 2006. He has been deputy chair since 2012.